Locomotive



April 30, 1935.- P. A. KETcl-IPEL Erm. 1,999,813v

LOCOMOTIVE Filed April 8, 1932 ATTORNEY.

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Patented Apr. 30, 1935 *UNI-TED;im,

- o Surdykowski now by judicial change ofnamef o Charles J. ASurdy; assignorsqto The Standard l StokerY Company,

of Delaware Incorporated, a"corporationA This invention relates*generallyr to features `:of

Ylocomotive construction-and more particularly to the underside of-a locomotive deck andaccess thereto Vfor purposesof inspection or repair mayV be conveniently had from above:l the deck.

' It is a further object of this inventionto provide such an arrangement wherebyVV the stoker orjother locomotive accessory "driving A- motor` Vmay* be mounted to occupy suchspace onthevlocomotive which has not heretofore been utilized; Y I

With the above and other' `objects and advantages in view,` the invention consistsin the features of construction, the combination of velements and arrangement of parts herenaftermore Afully described and claimed, and' illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichl 1 Y Figure 1 is acentral verticallongitudinal section through a portionpof la locomotive with a Stoker and Stoker driving motor mounted thereon and shown inelevation, parts of which are broken away; Y.

[Figure 2 is an end elevation, partly-in section and partly broken away, of the structure shown in Figure 1; and 'Y Figure 3 is a sectional view 4taken on theV line 3 3 of Figure l.

In the drawing, thelocomotive is represented generally by the numeral A, and comprises the engine unit lli and the tender unit Illa, which are provided with a deck' II. The engine unit IU includes a boiler irebox I2, at the'rear of which is the usual war leg or backhead I3, the latter having a ring opening I4 therethrough.A

The locomotive is provided with a suitable form of Stoker, designated generally by the numeral I5, and which comprises a transfer conduit I6 leading from a suitable source of fuel supply, as from the tender Illa, forwardly beneath the locomotive cab deck II and above the frame I'I. A riser conduit I8 extends upwardly andforwardly from the discharge end of the transfer conduit I6 through the deck II to the lower portion of the ring opening I4. The upper portion of the ring opening I4 may be closed by a suitable liredoor arrangement I9. The locomotive unit of the stoker I is supported from the locomotive 52 and suitable-'securing,means boiler' baekheadl not neces- I Y sarily v from. the Vfoundation ring 5;!) v at .its lowerv end loy-A abraoket5l andnfrom the rear sheet of I the backheadatfitsuppegend through theilange Fuel may -bveconvenie tly delivered fromA thev sourcer .of supply to the firing openiifigV by aseo?- tional'serew-conveyor comprising a screw section r2li in the transfer vconduit I6 and ascrew sectioiijfl intheYriserconduit I8. A' distributor plate 22, extending. into the rebox .is arranged tov-receivethe rfuel delivered bythe screw conveying.v system, andja pressure fluid blastl issuing from thedistributorghead 23 'projects the fuel into the firebox andv over the, Iirebed.,

The. locomotive ,and stokerf construction ,thus

far describedfwhilenot in ,itself 'novel has been selectedas the` preferredfiorm to which the presjent inventiomowhich lis nowjto be described .in detail,is'applicabla:

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driven trom anjengine24 of thevmulti-cylinder reciprocating type, which in the instance shown, is frigidly mountedrfrom the under side of the locomotive cab, deck A,I I( on 'thefleft' side portion ofthe locomotive andV above the foraine I1. The engine ,24, comprises an,A engine bed 25 havingside walls-26.7and ZTI, ,en dwalle 28 and 29` and a iioor 30, A cylinder block 3|isV securelyattached to anffend wall-otthe.enginebed, Theusual valve indersl32;` The cylinders 32v are provided with reciprocably mounted lpistons ',(not shown) arranged-to transmit power to a crank shaft 33,

mechanism (not shown) is employed, for conl f l trolling Ythe inlet and exhaust of steamto the cylmounted in the bearings 34 inthe side walls .26

and 21 of the engine bed 25.

The upper marginal edge'of the engine bed 25 35forming a cover for the engine bed 25. Bolts l 3B passing through the removable floor portion'33 and into the flange 35 bounding the opening 36 secure it in place, preventing coal dust from entering. the engine bed. To insure a. tight fit, a

gasket 40 may be inserted between the floor portion 38 and the anger35.V

Y The base casting 4I of the riserA conduit I8 hasA crank shaft 33 are providedwith the sprockets which' passes a1 4G and 41, respectivelygover sprocket chain 48.

By securing the engine 24 to the underside oi" the cabdeck Il and mounting the engnescylinders from an end Wall of .the engine bed,V access to the engine'for purposes of inspection andrepair is readily and convenientlyfmade possible by removing the floor portion 38 of the cabr'deck. At the same time, the engine is disposed so as to occupy only such space upontheiocomotive which heretofore hasnot been used to any; ad'- vantage. Y j g i The locomotivenunit of the Stoker lrsinceit is supportedfrom the locomotiveboiler backhead, is free to move with the backhead asthe latter expands and contracts-A` Likewi'sej since A the stoker engine 24 is rigidlyl secured tothe deck i I Whichis attached to the boiler backhead, italso is free to move with the fbackhead.

We claimz" f f Y 1. In a' locomotive providedvvitlfa-v cabfa deck lfor said cab, a locomotive accessoryengine bed `having'an open top,A a laterallyi extending iiange bounding the marginaliedge of said VVopen 4top,l means for rigidlyV securing `said engine bed to the underside of4 said deck throughsaidiiange and a removable floor portion Ainsc iddeck regis"n tering with the open top of said engine bed, `.said

removable floor portion being ,supportedV from Y i horizontal door, a driving engine rigidly secured said enginebedand forming al'cover'thereforp 2. In'a'locomotiveprovided withal cab-,a deck for said cab, a locomotive accessory engine bed rigidly secured to the underside ofsai'd deck, fsaid.

engine bed having an open top,|and' aremovable deck portion arranged'to be supported from said v*engine bed and to forma cover therefor."`

3. In a stoker equippedv locomotive having "a cab, adeck for said cab, -a stoker prime mover rigidly secured to the undersideof said'deck and Va removable oor portion in said'deck and arj ranged to provide for access to` said prime mover, VsaidV removable `floor portion? being supported from said prime mover andv arranged'to form `a cover therefor. Y' y 'if '4. In a locomotive provided with a cab, a'deck -for saidcab having an opening therethrough, a r

locomotive accessory enginebedhaving an open top registering with; the opening in said deck, a

flange extending laterally from the upper marginal edge of said engine bed, said engine bed being rigidly secured through said ange to the undersideof said deck and a removable deck portion supported from said flange forming a closure for theopening inY s aiddeck and a cover for said engine bed.

' 15. In a locomotive provided with a cab, a deck .-'-for:said cab having an opening therethrough, a

locomotive accessory engine bed having an open ,top` registering with the opening 'in said deck, a flange` extending laterally from the upper marginal edge ,of said engine bed, said engine bed being rigidly secured through said flange to the underside of vsaid deck, a removable deck portion jforming a closure Yfor the opening in said deck "andfa cover for said engine bed, said removable deck portion being supported on said flange, and

meansv for securing said deck portion `to said ijlange "`61*In aloco'motive provided with a cab, a deck )for said cab having an opening therethrough, a locomotiveaccessory engine bed having an open topfregistering with the opening in said deck, a harige-extending laterally from the upper mar# ginal edge of said engine bed, said engine bed being rigidly secured through said Aiiange tothe underside of said deck', said flange being arranged to form a seat with the marginal edge of the deck bounding the opening therethrough, and

ja removable deck portion forming a closure for Al'the-v opening inl said deck and a cover for said enginerbed, said removable deck' portion being received injsaid seat.` Y i 1 v 'I'.vThecombination including a substantially to 'the'funderside offsaidoor,'said`engine including a bed having v an upwardly opened top,v

and: al-removable `Vfloor portion arranged to be supported from said engine bed and t'o form a cover therefor.-

8.''I'heV combination including a substantiallyl and acover plate insertable tlnfoughthe open- Ving in said floor, said cover plate being secured 

